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Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Donald N Sullivan

Jeffrey Steven Vinton

A hinged articulating spacer system for revision knee arthroplasty includes a femur rod for a femur, and a tibia rod for a tibia. The tibia rod is hingedly couplable to the femur rod to form a hinged rod assembly. A pre-formed femoral spacer component includes bone cement impregnated with an antibiotic. The pre-formed femoral spacer defines an opening that receives the hinged rod assembly. A pre-formed tibial spacer component includes bone cement impregnated with an antibiotic. The pre-formed tibial spacer defines an opening that receives the hinged rod assembly.

Hinged articulating spacer system for revision knee arthroplasty

An airbag () is provided that can be sequentially deployed for minimizing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant (). This airbag () is an inflatable bag having a primary chamber () and a secondary chamber () that is adjacent to the primary chamber (). The primary chamber () is configured for inflating before the secondary chamber (). In addition, this primary chamber () is utilized for applying a generally downward force the vehicle occupant's lap () and abdomen (). In this way, a substantial portion of the initial deployment force of the airbag () is allocated to the occupant's more durable lower body. Also, the primary chamber () can be utilized for positioning the occupant's body () in a manner best suited for impacting the airbag (). This airbag () is then sequentially deployed in a generally linear direction upward from the primary chamber () to the secondary chamber ().

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Decatur, IL, United States of America

Donald N Sullivan